I haven't written anything in a while. Mostly because I've been keeping myself busy, quite productively I must say. I started a whatsapp group more than a year ago, where I sell items I find at thrift stores. I hit an emotional bump in the beginning of the year and stopped the group for a few months. After some self reflection, I started the group again, and it's been keeping me occupied. And thus away from sinking into depression again. Depression as a result of PTSD from special needs parenting. But I have posted about this before, and this post is about positivity and hope. So I wo ..read more

Trauma is a slippery bastard. It creeps up on you and takes your breath away at the weirdest times. It sneaks into your thoughts when you're lying in bed trying to sleep. Crowding your thoughts with doubts and deep seated fears. It rears its ugly head when someone  unexpectedly moves close to you and you cringe without realizing it. As most of our followers know, Jacques was hospitalized for 6 days with a staphylococcus bacteria which triggered reactive arthritis. And with the current lockdown rules (as a result of the covid pandemic) my husband was not allowed to visit at all ..read more

Sorry guys, for the month of March I'm going to post a lot about alzheimer's as this month marks 2 years since my mom passed away. My mom had a huge impact on my life and on how I choose to raise my kids. Please bare with me. As I have mentioned many times before, my mom had early onset Alzheimers disease. Early onset refers to the disease's onset before 60 years of age. My mom was 57 years old when we started noticing signs. She was officially diagnosed at around 60 years of age. She passed away before her 65th birthday. According to Mayoclinic: A very small percentage of people who deve ..read more

I did it! I got my first tattoo. And it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I'm really proud of myself. I have wanted to do this since before my mom passed away, and decided it had to be done before the 2 year anniversary of her passing. I have to give special thanks to my sister in law - she went with me and encouraged me from the start. So, dankie sussa! Lief jou sommer baie! I was very nervous, but Adri was amazing and quickly put me at ease. I can definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a tattoo artist. So, without further ado, here are pics and videos of our adventu ..read more

I made a video of what a typical, non-school day looks like for Jacques. Enjoy ..read more

This is gonna sound really strange, but sometimes I almost envy people in "normal abusive relationships". They have the luxury of hating their abuser. Of maybe finally getting out of the relationship. They get sympathy and maybe finally get to escape their circumstances. Parents of certain special needs kids never have that luxury. Sure you can be pushed into placing him/her in a home, to make them the problem of the state, or to have them live with relatives for a while. But, you never escape the sense of responsibility. Or the pull of a parents love. That love that would move mountains for ..read more